Brown, James H., fl. 1861-1862 to Miss Brown

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GLC#
GLC03060.04-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
20 April 1862
Author/Creator
Brown, James H., fl. 1861-1862
Title
to Miss Brown
Place Written
Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 18.3 cm, Width: 27.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes to his sister complaining about the erratic mail service, and informs her of his dead comrades. Mentions the Battle of Shiloh, stating "I envy the wounded, and even the killed at the battle of Shiloh - Anything rather than this continued inactivity." Also writes, "I would have died gloriously." Discusses the Conscription Bill, which he describes as "the best thing Congress ever did." Written at "Camp at Moseleys Church."

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